The International 3000 is a rear-engine Type D bus chassis manufactured by Navistar International

Navistar International

Navistar International Corporation is a United States-based holding company that owns the manufacturer of International brand commercial trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines, IC Bus school and commercial buses, Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans, and is a private label...

, used for school bus

School bus

A school bus is a type of bus designed and manufactured for student transport: carrying children and teenagers to and from school and school events...

 and commercial bus applications. It was introduced in 1996 as the chassis for the then-new AmTran RE. The 3000 is used primarily for school buses and only by IC Bus (formerly AmTran). In 2000, a few were bodied by Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil

Corbeil Buses

Corbeil Bus Corporation is a school and commercial bus manufacturer, based in Hutchinson, Kansas. It was created from the acquisition of predecessor Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil by Collins Industries in 2007...

, but they were only sold in Canada in order to prevent any competition with AmTran

AmTran

American Transportation Corporation was a builder of school buses in the United States. Founded in 1980, the company traces its roots back to Ward Body Works, which was established in 1933. AmTran was acquired by Navistar International in 1994-1995, a move that would begin a series of alignment...

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Engines

• T444E
  Navistar T444E engine
  The T444E is a Diesel V8 engine manufactured by Navistar International Corporation. It was used by Ford Motor Company, branded the Ford Power Stroke engine, from 1994 through 2003, replacing an earlier 7.3 L indirect-injection V8 from Navistar...
  
  
• DT466E
• VT365
  Navistar VT engine
  The International Truck and Engine VT engine, also sold as the Ford Power Stroke, is a Diesel V8 engine. It is used as the Power Stroke in Ford's F-Series Super Duty and under the International name in the International XT trucks...
  
  
• MaxxForce 7
• MaxxForce DT
  Navistar DT engine
  The Navistar DT engine family is a line of mid-range inline-6 diesel engines. Withhorsepower ratings ranging from to , the Navistar DT engines are used primarily in medium-duty truck and bus...
  
  
• MaxxForce 9 (IC RC only)

Availability

School Bus

• AmTran RE (1996-2002)
• Corbeil RE (2000 only)
• IC RE (2003-present)

Commercial Bus

• IC RC